Assessment for Learning Labels CD-ROM

Subject: Deputy Head / Curriculum Planning / Administration
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 3095

OFSTED are becoming increasingly critical of the formative marking of students' work. A letter or mark out of ten gives no indication of strengths or weaknesses, and rarely helps in the process of improving performance. Students often find teachers' comments too brief and general, and barely scan them in the search for a mark or grade. Assessment for Learning Labels are clear, and students actually read them far more carefully than hastily penned generic comments such as 'good work'. Assessment for Learning Labels are designed to give busy teachers a bank of 60 finely tuned statements that can apply in most subject areas, covering common problems such as answering questions directly, presenting work well, researching the Internet properly and analysing rather than describing. Other areas covered include using library resources, source analysis, completing homework, planning work properly, study skills, coursework completion, legibility, map /chart skills and accurate diagram work. Assessment for Learning Labels provide clear evidence of thorough marking and will impress inspectors, senior managers, line managers, parents and students alike. The statements can be printed off and appended to students' work with the minimum of time wasted, using a Mac or PC, a printer, MS Word and A4 L7160 address labels, which can be purchased cheaply from stationery suppliers. Assessment for Learning Labels are a simple, timesaving, cost effective response to a need that will grow with the individualised learning agenda.

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.